TY  - UNPB
ID  - orgprints4352
UR  - http://orgprints.org/4352/
A1  - Fried, Padruot M.
A1  - Zihlmann, Urs
A1  - Strasser, Fredi
A1  - Tschachtli, Ruedi
A1  - Ammann, Helmut
A1  - Dubois, David
TI  - How economic is organic? Results of a long-term trial at Burgrain/Lucerne, Switzerland
Y1  - 2005///
N2  - Long-term trials are necessary not only to judge agronomic and ecological indicators when studying organic farming, but also to analyze and describe economic parameters. From 1997-2002, an organic arable farming system (Bio) was compared with two Integrated farming systems (IP intensive and IP extensive) on 6 plots in a 6-year crop rotation at Burgrain near Lucerne, Switzerland. The 6 plots were subdivided into 3 subplots of 0.65 ha each. In the organic system, the input of fertilizer and pesticides was substantially reduced, which resulted in a yield reduction of 19% over all 4 arable crops and of 14% if the temporary lays are included. Nevertheless, the organic system showed an excellent net profit, mainly due to the higher prices paid to the farmers for the organic products. The influence of the direct governmental payments was less pronounced.
AV  - restricted
KW  - Organic Farming
KW  -  Economics
KW  -  Long-term Trial
KW  -  Net Profit
KW  -  Field Crops  
ER  -